Ban Phe Dezza

1 hour ago, farangx said:

I am only guessing here.  You will need a bank letter that says you have a 800K in the bank.  If the bank can issue you that letter based on your foreign currency deposit, I see no reason why immigration won't accept it.  The bank should have no problem computing a daily balance of 800K or more over that 3 months, if the balance does fall short on any day, they cannot give you that letter.  I hope this makes sense to you.  You will have to confirm this with TI and your bank.

 

 

I had mine in Australian Dollars and no dram'as with bank. Had Issue at I/O as Bangkok bank do not give you a Bankbook only Foreign Bank certificates they are yellow in colour at least they were in my case and I/o had difficulties with them this was a couple of years ago so things may have changed  

5 hours ago, Zack61 said:

In 12 months we’ll all be wiser to what the exact requirements are. No doubt there will be casualties along the way but won’t be the end of the world. I’m sure other options will present themselves. May even be a blessing in disguise for some here. 

Best quote yet 

as the song goes All my bags are packed
I'm ready to go
I'm standin' here outside your door
I hate to wake you up to say goodbye
But the dawn is breakin'
It's early morn
The taxi's waitin'
He's blowin' his horn
Already I'm so lonesome
I could die

3 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

It will be posted with the translation of it.

I require a Thai version to show my Carer the issues involved

2 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

Agree. Many posters stating in related threads.. "this is end of line" etc. To the OP, I'm also au. The parity with USD (in fact positive against USD) about 5or 6 yrs ago was a glitch. Partly due to commodities which au was driven by. The au government would prefer something in the 65-70 au-usd. Point is you don't have funds to put in bank then USE AN AGENT. 20-25baht is not sheep stations. If that's more than you have Google jetstar.

Try Singapore airlines i have 

Yes I could go the agent route but basically my bucket is full

I have friends who feel the same way

5 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

If applying for an extension based upon retirement there is an option to put money in the bank to combine with your income to reach a total of 800k baht.

If married to a Thai the income requirement is 40k baht, If on a retirement extension changing to one based upon marriage is an option.

True Joe

Though

I have no saving after nearly 20 years here

I basically rely on the pension

Good enough to live on here but not good enough for Immigration

Re marriage  if Aussies get married the Pension is reduced by Centrelink

thus that is not an option 

so Bye Thailand not real happy about though. 

1 minute ago, ubonjoe said:

The only risk of leaving on the 92 day without doing the report is if you local office notices you failed to do the report before leaving when you do your first one after returning from your trip.

 

What changes? I think you may be believing the baseless rumors that are always floating around.

Re Rumours AS i no longer can get my embassy letter along with the Rapid loss of my Dollar in Thai baht  I will be affected as I no longer qualify for a retirement Visa so to quote you the baseless rumours, are not really baseless whilst I respect your input and accuracy in the Past. Times are a changing and Rumours or not I am Concerned 

17 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

Your report would not be due it you left on the day the report is due. You would not of spent more than 90 days in the country since your last report.

 I am a little concerned as I am leaving on day 92. wondering if I should play save or not.

Especially with new changes coming in soon this year

On 1/1/2019 at 11:16 AM, ubonjoe said:

The 7th of this month is the last day they will do them.

Best to go on the website now to check if their are appointments available. https://thailand.embassy.gov.au/bkok/Appointments_Page.html

Immigration will accept a stat dec that is up to 6 months old.

Had a friend try to get a booking yesterday NONE left so an Agent is his only option

 

Apart from the part about getting a taxi from Manila to Cebu ???? 

 

Seriously, If I chose to move to Philippines it would be to the Visayas, Cebu or Davao 

Yes i had reservations about the taxi but let it pass Many Busses, Planes or Ferries to various places If heading to Angles there is a direct bus from Terminal two about 300 Peso from memory lets you off at the Mall near Clark airfield 

 

or OP..buy a ticket to manila 

make a tourist visa for philippines
take a taxi from the airport in Manila to Cebu or Angels 
hire the first willing girl you meet for a few days

to help you find a place ... easy

best advice i have seen on this subject

 

or OP..buy a ticket to manila 

make a tourist visa for philippines
take a taxi from the airport in Manila to Cebu or Angels 
hire the first willing girl you meet for a few days

to help you find a place ... easy

best advice i have seen on this subject

 

the guy wants advice where to move..what are the prices ...

how to organize it the easiest way and cheap

I think that he does not want such nonsense that you serve him

My option would be the south in the Philippines. I have expat contacts there and so long as you stay away from the big cities it is Doable on the OAP at least for Aussies. atm i am doing a fair amount of research on the subject.  I think it would be hard to start again in Australia or most western Countries   Medical treatment is ok but Rent and food well think about . go on line, you tube, Expat clubs and compare costs of living at various places 

9 hours ago, BritTim said:

At the current time, there is no reason why your plan should not go smoothly. As conditions at specific border crossings are subject to change, I would just recommend checking back here periodically, just in case horror stories start to appear from Chong Mek. I trust you are aware that you will need to get a Laos visa on arrival in order to do your border hop there.

 

Thai immigration at entry points with Laos are not asking for proof of accommodation at the current time.

Have I got it wrong I note the Poster intends to do 3 Land Border Runs Next year February April and June so in June would he denied entry  to enter due to the 2 land Border crossing per year

On 11/24/2017 at 7:47 AM, ubonjoe said:

I think they started enforcing the 90 day reports before Thai Visa existed. It was somewhere around 1999 to 2001. The 90 day reports have been required since 1979 when the immigration act was written.

They have been enforcing the TM30 form for businesses for a long time. It is only within the last 3 or so years that they started enforcing them for individuals.

Hi some one brought this old post to my attention as I am due to fly out on the 30th of January 2019 and that will make me 2 days in arrears. I asked at Rayong

Maptaphut Immigration Office, Rayong

and the officer said Mai Phen Rai or report not required . However if i get a different officer later next year may be a different issue.   Food for thought I think i will do it on line just to be safe  

2 hours ago, Russell17au said:

Those children are dual citizens and it would be easy to go to the Australian embassy in Bangkok and apply for Australian Passports for them. He would need to take their birth certificates with him to prove that he is the father of them and they would not need any visa's to enter Australia. Yes, he would need to get a spousal visa (a subclass 309 (temporary) for 2 years and then a subclass 100 (permanent))for his wife and that will cost him AUD$7160 and can take up to 17 months to be approved, but if they apply here in Thailand then she must be in Thailand when it is approved otherwise he can take her to Australia on a 3 month tourist visa to start with and then come back here for a 2 week holiday and apply for a 6 or 12 month tourist visa. He needs to open an online account with the Immigration department and his email address is listed on the applcation and they will send an email when the decision has been made

Thanks Russell17au  the two younger children are already registered and the older Thai Boy most likely would stay in Thailand. I will pass on this message the two main issues can he stay here in the long run I doubt it.  And so to keep the family intact he would have take them to Australia. As he is on an aged pension I guess in some way Centrelink would step in with Child support Regards dezza 

1 hour ago, Russell17au said:

Gee, that's funny because I was responding to a claim that a person could get a retirement visa for Australia and there is no such visa and what I described there was what I had to do to get my Thai wife her residents visa to Australia (Partner (provisional) visa 309 and her Partner (permanent) visa 100) when I first applied for it for her in January 2013. You should really learn to read what I was quoting to which was a claim about getting a retirement visa for Australia.

Not trying to side step The Issue however any idea how Australia would treat a Pensioner  (Thai Wife)  who married a Thai, now has a couple of Children, Dual nationals, so I would imagine only would need a Visa for their Mum I have a neighbour in that situation . certainly it is highly unlikely that he can stay here, Except by using an Agent.

11 hours ago, Psychic said:

Sure, just leave the wife and kids.

 

You really are a piece of work.

 

Hope your wife loves all your money dearly because it seems to be your only redeeming feature,

  chatting with a friends Thai wife this Morning about her Aussie/ Thai Children what happens to them if a Husband, has to leave Ok they are on the very basic income of 30,000 baht.  however that is better than what they may or not get when he leaves. I guess this affects many Thai Families. Perhaps the Thai Govt will offer Compensation,  55 55 or ha ha 

Hi I have  friend who uses his Argentine passport to enter and gets 90 days on arrival Visa free 

Yes a friend Not me *  so far this year he has done 2 land crossings plus a 2 month extension

and his current permission to stay expires 21 November.

He is determined he can do another Land crossing into Cambodia.

I have told him that is not a good idea and should fly out or get another extension

as he most likely will be denied a further land crossing this year.

Perhaps Joe is the best person to give me some advice on what his options are.

Am I correct in my assessment of his situations or does he have other options?

He is married with Thai Children and his pension is not enough for retirement visa nor has he any chance of saving or borrowing the 40,000 baht

Apparently different rules for Argentine citizens  

2 hours ago, Old Croc said:

Multiply fortnightly income by 26 then divide by 12 for the monthly amount.  At 23 baht to the dollar that's a bit over 42,000.

Enough for the marriage visa requirements, to which I think Will was referring, but well short of the requirements for retirees.

Not if you are Married to a Non Australian EG Thai the Pension drops to Roughly $630 pfn  or in Baht terms 

1,260AUD =30,001.77THB  the basic pension is not enough unless centrelink does not know and that is a different issue